The Art of Writing and Revision

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 25.02.10

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Unit Content
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  7. Resources
  8. Notes

Love Letters to Our Lives: Creative Craft for Young Writers

Anna Raphael

Published September 2025

Tools for this Unit:

Notes

1Thorpe, Ryan. Teaching Creative Writing to Second Language Learners: A Guidebook, 3.

2Ibid., 22.

3Maillard, Kevin Noble, and Juana Martinez-Neal. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, 2019.

4Ibid., 11.

5Ibid., 14.

6Ibid., 15.

7Ibid., 17.

8Ibid., 20.

9Ryan, Pam Muñoz, and Mark Astrella. Hello, Ocean!, 30.

10Ibid., 4.

11Ibid., 21.

12Ibid., 16.

13Ibid., 9.

14Ibid., 8.

15Ibid., 13.

16Ibid., 4.

17Ibid., 13

18Ibid., 4.

19Reynolds, Peter H. The Word Collector, 5.

20Ibid., 6.

21Ibid., 7.

22Ibid.

23Ibid., 8.

24Ibid., 7.

25Culham, Ruth. 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary Grades.

26Ibid., 171.

27Ibid.

28Reynolds, Peter H. The Word Collector, 16.

29Ibid.

30Maillard, Kevin Noble, and Juana Martinez-Neal. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, 21.

31Neruda, Pablo, Ferris Cook, and Kenneth Krabbenhoft. Odes to Common Things, 119.

32Ibid., 117.

33Ibid.

34Oliver, Mary. A Poetry Handbook, 54.

35Perabo, Susan. Writers in the Schools: A Guide to Teaching Creative Writing in the Classroom, 24.

36Neruda, Pablo, Ferris Cook, and Kenneth Krabbenhoft. Odes to Common Things, 51.

37Ibid.

38Ibid.

39Ibid.

40Keniston, Ann. “Elementary Odes: Singing the Praises of the Ordinary World.”, 31.

41Ibid.

Comments:

Be the first to comment on this unit!

Add a Comment

Characters Left: 500